Semester At Sea Maymester 2011 May 15-June15 2011
Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Panama
Costa Rica
Honduras
Guatemala
Belize
Highlights of the trip:
Shopped in world renown markets and swam in Maracas Bay in Trinidad and Tobago
Went to a lecture about sustainability at University of Panama in Panama
Surfed in Costa Rica
Went to a Honduran Telecommunications center in Honduras
Cliff jumping in Guatemala
Played soccer with elementary school kids in Guatemala
Snorkeled and went cave tubing in Belize
I met amazing people from all over the country on this trip! My professors are still people I keep in touch with. This experience was amazing, being on a ship with 350 other college students is a once in a lifetime experience!!!
Later in the year:
China and Macau
Beijing
Shang Hai
Hong Kong
Macau
Hightlights from this trip:
Shopped in the markets of Beijing
Hiked the Great Wall
Went clubbing and Shang Hai
Experienced Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong
Won $50 in The Venitian in Macau
Later in the year:
Over New Years and my birthday I traveled around Spain and visited Morocco for a day!
Madrid for New Years
Seville
Costa Del Sol
Granada
Valencia
Barcelona for my birthday
Highlights from the trip:
A camel bit me in Morocco!
Experienced Sol in Madrid-eating 12 grapes leading down to New Years (a Spanish tradition)
Went to Apollo in Barcelona
Visited the La Sagrada Familia
Went to a Seville vs. Valencia Futbol match in Valencia
Traveled with my Big in Delta Zeta